Message-Id: <10704.124050@fatcity.com> From: Kimberly Smith Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:26:56 -0800 Subject: RE: OFFTOPIC: DBA simulator RE: FreeOCP This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C06133.AEC0C830 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Man, you all need new managers. I have yet to be harassed when there are database issues that need immediate attention. Now, at this site the client managers harass my managers but basically I am left to do my job. Now I do have junior developers blaming all the worlds problems on the database but thankfully I work with mostly senior developers who have mastered the art of investigation and if they come to me it most likely is my issue. -----Original Message----- From: arun [mailto:arun_k_c@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:22 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re: OFFTOPIC: DBA simulator RE: FreeOCP I am already facing thats probs ----- Original Message ----- From: Satar Naghshineh To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:34 PM Subject: OFFTOPIC: DBA simulator RE: FreeOCP haha Don't forget the pages/calls from your spouse (if you're still married) wondering when you're coming home. Regards, Satar -----Original Message----- From: Jeffery Stevenson [SMTP:jeff@mpv.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: FreeOCP What we need is a DBA simulator...a virtual reality cubicle where you are constantly berated and harassed by AI managers and developers while you are trying to fix their problems via your virtual workstation. To add realism, we could make it a 3-5 day simulation where it has one of the virtual managers call you at 3 in the morning jumping up and down screaming, "The database is broke! The database is broke!" Of course, the programmer, system and network AIs will randomly spread the blame between the database and the others...and after determining that it isn't a database problem, they'll insist that you stay up and "watch the database and give them a full report"--just to be sure. It could have the dual purpose of better testing the extent of someone's capabilities and scaring away the meek all in one fell swoop. :) Jeffery Stevenson Chief Databeast Tamer Medical Present Value, Inc. Austin, TX ------_=_NextPart_001_01C06133.AEC0C830 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" OFFTOPIC: DBA simulator RE: FreeOCP
Man, you all need new managers.  I have yet to be harassed when there
are database issues that need immediate attention.  Now, at this site
the client managers harass my managers but basically I am left to do my
job. 
 
Now I do have junior developers blaming all the worlds problems on the
database but thankfully I work with mostly senior developers who have
mastered the art of investigation and if they come to me it most likely is
my issue.
-----Original Message-----
From: arun [mailto:arun_k_c@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:22 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: OFFTOPIC: DBA simulator RE: FreeOCP

I am already facing thats probs
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:34 PM
Subject: OFFTOPIC: DBA simulator RE: FreeOCP

haha  Don't forget the pages/calls from your spouse (if you're still married) wondering when you're coming home.

Regards,
Satar

    -----Original Message-----
    From:   Jeffery Stevenson [SMTP:jeff@mpv.com]
    Sent:   Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:14 PM
    To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
    Subject:        RE: FreeOCP

      What we need is a DBA simulator...a virtual reality cubicle where you are
    constantly berated and harassed by AI managers and developers while you are
    trying to fix their problems via your virtual workstation.  To add realism,
    we could make it a 3-5 day simulation where it has one of the virtual
    managers call you at 3 in the morning jumping up and down screaming, "The
    database is broke!  The database is broke!"  Of course, the  programmer,
    system and network AIs will randomly spread the blame between the database
    and the others...and after determining that it isn't a database problem,
    they'll insist that you stay up and "watch the database and give them a full
    report"--just to be sure.  It could have the dual purpose of better testing
    the extent of someone's capabilities and scaring away the meek all in one
    fell swoop.  :)

    Jeffery Stevenson
    Chief Databeast Tamer
    Medical Present Value, Inc.
    Austin, TX